Jibran Ahmed
Managing Principal, Capital Markets, Capco
Jibran leads the Research and Development team at Capco, which focuses on the use of cutting-edge technologies, such as Blockchain and Machine Learning, to solve existing problems within Financial Services and build the future of the banking industry. He has a passion for modern technologies and a heritage in delivering innovative change for some of the biggest banks in the world, covering Retail, Commercial, Wealth Management and Investment Banks. Jibran has worked in the Financial Services sector since completing his studies in Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London, starting initially as a software developer, before moving on to architecture design and change implementation. Over the last nine years as a consultant, he has focused on pushing the boundaries of Financial Services by making the “art of the possible” a reality for large financial institutions, not only through implementing technology change, but also through pushing for changes in the way organisations work, collaborate and approach problems
Amy Dafnis
Analyst, Neudata
Amy Dafnis works on Neudata's research team and is responsible for identifying and evaluating alternative data sources for Neudata’s asset manager and hedge fund clients. Her areas of research interest include (1) natural language processing (NLP) applications within alternative data, (2) compliance issues relating to web scraping and geolocation data, as well as (3) the wider alternative data landscape in APAC. Amy holds a first-class degree in Japanese from the University of Oxford.
Philip Hua
Fund Manager, Fideuram Asset Management
Philip Hua is currently a quantitative fund manager at Fideuram Asset Management. He was a partner and head of risk and IT as DSP, head of IT at Oldfield Partners and has held senior roles in trading, risk and IT at Merrill Lynch Asset Management and Bankers Trust. He is active in the field of AI for investment and is currently writing a book on the mathematics of AI. He has a PhD in applied maths at Imperial College and a Finance MBA at CASS Business School.
Kathleen Moore
CIO Automation, Global Operations, HSBC
Kath Moore is CIO Business Optimisation Solution at HSBC. During her 30 year career in Financial Services she has seen the industry move from paper records and draft books to robotics and artificial intelligence. Kath manages a team of 800 IT professionals globally who develop automation solutions for all areas of the Bank focused on driving operational efficiencies through using robotics, digitisation and machine learning. Prior to joining HSBC Kath was a Director at Project One and EY and has also held senior operational roles with Barclays and HBOS.
Louise Main
Managing Principal, Capco
Louise is a Managing Principal at Capco, with over 8 years’ experience in Financial Services consulting. Louise’s consultancy experience has been primarily Digital, Strategy and Proposition Design for Tier 1 Commercial and Retail Banks. Louise has a passion for solving problems creatively and works with clients closely to determine exciting new opportunities and deliver pragmatic solutions. Louise holds a BSc in Economics from Cardiff University.
